Caruana og Keymer leder Super Chess Classic Romania før siste runde

Fabiano Caruana og Vincent Keymer deler ledelsen etter åttende runde av Super Chess Classic Romania 2026. Javokhir Sindarov og Bogdan-Daniel Deac sto for rundens eneste seire. Den siste runden starter i dag i Bucuresti.

Caruana og Keymer spilte remis i sitt direkte oppgjør og er fortsatt likt plassert øverst på tabellen. Begge spillerne har et forsprang på et halvt poeng ned til utfordrerne før siste runde. Keymer påpekte at han gjorde uforklarlige feil i partiet, men stillingen holdt seg balansert etter at Caruanas 32. Ld4 lot fordelen gli ut av hendene.

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